HOME DEPOT CENTER: Johnny Torres helps PDL team tie Sweden&#39;s HammarbyPosted by Soccer America on Jan. 31, 11:49 p.m.Former MLS forward Johnny Torres scored two goals as Orange County Blue Star, which plays in the fourth-division Premier Development League, held Swedish club Hammarby to a 2-2 tie Saturday in a closed-door match at Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

Torres, a 1997 Hermann Award winner at Creighton who played for the New England Revolution and Miami Fusion in a ...

Unpredictable on the dribble, quick on the trigger with either foot and nasty enough to intimidate some defenders, Ibisevic stormed past Brian McBride's freshman scoring record at SLU and finished with 40 points.

The University of North Carolina star, who scored eight of her 16 goals during the Tar Heels' march through the NCAA tournament toward its 18th national championship, heads Soccer America's 2003 College Women's All-America team.

U.S. SOCCER: U-17 87s head for Carson campPosted by Soccer America on Jan. 29, 2:22 p.m.Coach John Ellinger has invited three South Californians -- Eder Robles, Andreas Andrews and David Arvizu -- to join his U-17 residency players in a six-camp in Carson, Calif., beginning Jan. 31. The camp will include a scrimmage with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Mexico to face Chile at Home Depot CenterPosted by Soccer America on Jan. 29, 2:22 p.m.Mexico will face Chile at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 18. It will mark the Mexican national team's second appearance at the Depot, having played El Salvador there last July, a month after the stadium's unveiling.

Mexico's last game on U.S. soil was a scoreless tie with Iceland in San Francisco Nov. 19.

''There is no one as qualified to help us take the sport and franchise to the next level as Alexi,'' said Timothy Leiweke, president of the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), which operates the franchise.

U.S. ABROAD: Bocanegra shines in FA CupPosted by Soccer America on Jan. 26, 6:20 p.m.ENGLAND (FA Cup, Fourth Round) * Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham, PL), at Everton (PL), 1-1. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 8. Bocanegra, who helped set up Fulham's goal, was The Sun's ''Dream Team Star Man ... Looks like he has been playing over here for years.'' Bocanegra saved a shot off his own goal line in the 14th minute ...» 0 Comments

CONCACAF has unveiled the venues for the Under-20 and U-17 final qualifying stages that will take place in 2005.

The United States and Honduras have been selected as the host nations for the respective qualifying groups in winter 2005 for the U-20 competition that will lead four CONCACAF places into the World Youth Championship later in the year in the Netherlands.

MLS: Fire to build $70 million stadium in BridgeviewPosted by Soccer America on Jan. 25, 4:11 p.m.The Chicago Fire has signed an agreement with the Village of Bridgeview to build a $70 million, 20,000- to 25,000-seat soccer stadium in Chicago's Southland region that will house the Major League Soccer team permanently with a targeted move-in date of Spring 2006.

With last summer's completion of The Home Depot Center, home to MLS's Los Angeles Galaxy and all ...